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“Teaching” Helps Students Learn: New Research
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Not even two months ago, I admitted my skepticism about...

My Detective Adventure: “VR Will Transform Education” [Reposted]
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Our blogger is off this week. He asked us to...

The Unexpected Problem with Learning Styles Theory [Reposted]
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Our blogger will be taking the first two weeks of...

Open Classroom Plans: The Effects on Reading
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

I've written frequently over the years about the effects of...

Psych by Paul Bloom
Erik Jahner, PhD
Erik Jahner, PhD

I should have known better! I was expecting just another...

Learning How to Learn: Optimists and Realists
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

In schools, optimism helps teachers a lot. At the beginning...

Introducing “Schema Theory”
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

In the last few years, I've increasingly wondered if "schema...

Should students “teach” other students?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

You will often hear about an exciting strategy to help students...

How Teaching Happens by Paul Paul Kirschner, Carl Hendrick, and Jim Heal
Erik Jahner, PhD
Erik Jahner, PhD

Who would have thought that a book about teaching could...

Oops, Twitter Did It Again: Creativity and the “Positive Manifold”
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

I’ve written before that edu-Twitter can be a great help...

Have I Been Spectacularly Wrong for Years, Part 2 [Removed 6/14/23]
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

On Sunday of this week, I published my response to...

The Best Place to Study…Depends on the Goal
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

A wise friend recently asked a question that goes something...

Should Teachers Explain or Demonstrate?
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

If I were a chess teacher, I would want my...

Book Review: Teaching Secondary Science, by Adam Boxer
Andrew Watson
Andrew Watson

Let's start by making this simple: First: You should absolutely...

Outsmart Your Brain by Daniel Willingham
Erik Jahner, PhD
Erik Jahner, PhD

Aligning with my work in this area, Daniel Willingham's influential...

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